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Item 13526
Site of the Houlton Army Air Base, 2003
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 2003-12-12 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 20689
Harry Jones with his Sikorsky S-39, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print
Item 150295
Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Fred F. Lawrence, Portland, 1937
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1937 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Fred F. Lawrence Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air
Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.
Exhibit
Following his historic flight across the Atlantic in May 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh commenced a tour across America, greeted by cheering crowds at every stop. He was a day late for his speaking engagement in Portland, due to foggy conditions. Elise Fellows White wrote in her diary about seeing Lindbergh and his plane.
Site Page
Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection
"Air travel was often the preferred method of travel for Guy; and his father William flew across the globe, from the tip of South America to Alaska."
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry
"Some of the old quarry pumps were in good condition, having been preserved over the decades by water, but deteriorated upon exposure to the air."
Story
John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne
Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.
Story
What does a warming climate mean for Maine?
by David Reidmiller
Climate change affects all aspects of life. What does this mean for Maine?
